Donald Trump (Screen capture) with Eric Metaxas (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Wikipedia)
When Eric Metaxas took to Twitter to invent a fake quote from former Vice President Joe Biden he presumably sought to mock the Democratic candidate, but what he ended up doing is bringing people together against his own racism.
In his tweet, Metaxas appears to have been attempting to write in a dialect reserved for slaves in the 1800s to refer to "Massa Trump" and a slew of other racist phrases.
One of Trump’s evangelical advisers weighs in ... https://t.co/ruSi258fKS— Eugene Scott (@Eugene Scott) 1590179441.0
President Donald Trump has been failing with the evangelical vote. It's unclear how Trump's team thinks this will help them with Black evangelical Christians.
Metaxas was shredded by people on Twitter, disgusted by the idea someone who purports to be a man of God would behave in such a manner.
See their responses below:
Biden said something offensive in jest, because he got a little too cozy, and he was rightly called on it. But the… https://t.co/SbBBavRJwx— @ijbailey (@@ijbailey) 1590182661.0
God bless this man for remind us what is at stake this election. THIS racist is a Trump evangelical adviser using… https://t.co/v8KT499uBY— (((Charles Young))) (@(((Charles Young)))) 1590181400.0
. @ericmetaxas had his op-Ed “The Christian Case for Trump” published by the WSJ just a few months ago. He’s also… https://t.co/lQDgD6FSi4— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@Yashar Ali 🐘) 1590179937.0
@ericmetaxas So, this actually completely undermines whatever point you thought you were making, and instead just s… https://t.co/KCUpmWZuag— Bärí A. Williams (@Bärí A. Williams) 1590180536.0
@ericmetaxas Just in case anyone needs a reminder of the type of people Trump gives a voice to.— Amanda, 💛Sister Michael’s Judo Partner (@Amanda, 💛Sister Michael’s Judo Partner) 1590180368.0
@ericmetaxas So do you cut eyeholes in all your pillow cases?— Naveed Jamali (@Naveed Jamali) 1590180952.0
@ericmetaxas So do you cut eyeholes in all your pillow cases?— Naveed Jamali (@Naveed Jamali) 1590180952.0
@ericmetaxas So do you cut eyeholes in all your pillow cases?— Naveed Jamali (@Naveed Jamali) 1590180952.0
So Joe Biden was cavalier in his language and apologized, and this is how the right responds, in case you were wond… https://t.co/fFXkMwdmGh— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen) 1590180224.0
@ericmetaxas Fake "Christians" support the most corrupt, incompetent, vile liar ever to hold the presidency.— Barbara Hoffmann (@Barbara Hoffmann) 1590180205.0
@ericmetaxas Well, thanks for showing the whole world that you're a raging racist, I suppose.— 3️⃣5️⃣ Days Until Trump Is Gone🗽 (@3️⃣5️⃣ Days Until Trump Is Gone🗽) 1590182096.0
@ericmetaxas I don’t get the joke here, Eric. Perhaps you could explain it?— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@Adam Serwer 🍝) 1590180178.0
@ericmetaxas Yeah... maybe you shouldn't be commentating on racism, champ... because you obviously do not get it.— Pé (@Pé) 1590180114.0
@ericmetaxas Fake "Christians" support the most corrupt, incompetent, vile liar ever to hold the presidency.— Barbara Hoffmann (@Barbara Hoffmann) 1590180205.0
@ericmetaxas Face of a white supremacist https://t.co/fkiroCCPVB— J (@J) 1590181771.0
@ericmetaxas So you are commenting on something that might be interpreted as racist with something that is definitely racist? WTF?— Melissa Nelson❄ (@Melissa Nelson❄) 1590180946.0
@ericmetaxas This guy considers himself a Christian. But his Jesus is a white guy holding a sign saying, "sacrific… https://t.co/piZRzxVjP1— ❤#BLACKLIVESMATTER❤ (@❤#BLACKLIVESMATTER❤) 1590182354.0
@ericmetaxas Congratulations on making yourself look even more racist than whatever you’re accusing Biden of.— Federico Chispas (@Federico Chispas) 1590182421.0
